Noir Benzo

  Harry Stephen Keeler is a writer many mystery fans have never heard of — but once you step into his world, it’s hard to get out. Riddle of...

Fredric Brown (1906–1972) was an American writer known for his mastery of both science fiction and crime fiction, often blending the two gen...

This is good introduction to noir world of Cornell Woolrich, somewhat forgotten master of noir fiction and often dubbed as 'Poe of twent...

Frustrated by the general dominance of English and American traditions in crime fiction, I picked up this volume focused on French crime fic...

While many consider Hammett, Chandler, or even Horace McCoy as the titans of noir, I’d argue none of them reached the psychological depths J...

Idle wife of absent newspaperman decide to roam free around the city and experience real life meeting prostitutes, pimps, and other scum, bu...

This 400 pages biography of Ross Macdonald is very extensive and detailed story of famous writer life, from his childhood to old age and dea...

This is informative book on Dashiell Hammett from Sally Cline. However frustrating it may have been because Hammett rarely spoke of himself ...

Good police procedural, very realistic given that author was policeman before turning into crime fiction, very alike Ed McBain's novels....

A Pin to See a Peepshow by F. Tennyson Jesse is a chilling and thought-provoking novel based on true crime, weaving together a tragic tale ...

Hangover Square is one of those novels that leaves you with a lingering sense of unease long after you’ve turned the last page. Written by ...

This novel was quite a mystery back in the day, with uncertainty about its author. Julian Symons called it a detective story to end all dete...

Frenk je u mladosti bio veliki ljubitelj umetnosti u svim njenim vidovima, i prošavši obuku za istoričara umetnosti proveo je neko vreme uži...

This is classic piece of crime fiction which may be overlooked today. It is a haunting psychological thriller that delivers an unsettling an...

Eye of the Beholder is a psychological thriller that delves into the complex and obsessive nature of human desire. The novel follows an inv...

The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White is a gripping crime novel that blends suspense, mystery, and psychological tension. Set aboard a trai...

Before the Fact by Francis Iles (A key figure in development of crime genre) is a psychological thriller that delves into the destructive p...

In this novel unknown woman awakens in a hospital, suffering from amnesia, head injury and severe burns. As we found out she was caught in a...

Imogen husband has died and now Imogen became a widow. However, when on Christmas all her relatives and friends come in curious things began...

C.H.B. Kitchin (1895-1967) was a british novelist who also wrote detective novels. He was a wealthy man because of his inheritance and also ...

This is a fine example of metaphysical (or postmodern) crime novel. Unnamed private detective get hired by a woman to find her husband. Dete...

In this book Tony Hilfer explains the crime novel as a genre of its own, contrary to classic detective novel in England and hard-boiled vari...